Griggs courier., 1887-06-24

My heart falls down before my sweet
Another trophy she has won!
-Harper's Baza.r
MURDERED HIMSELF.
About half mile from the village Of
Oposura, Mexico, facing the high road,
and separated from the river Yagua BY
10 belt of trees, there stood some years
ago long, low cottage known as La
Bolsa. Senor Rodriguez, who was a
'squarely-built, clean-shaven man of
about 40, with gray hair, mustache and
.goatee, and with nothing remarkable
shout him except deep cut over his
right eyebrow, had now been occupy.
ing the cottage for a little over year.
Considerable speculation was INDUCED
In as to whom Rodriguez was and what
he did fora living. He never volun-
teered any information on the score,
but on one occasion he was heard to
say something which led to the infer.
ence that he had been sea captain,
and on the strength of it the residents
Of the village called him the captain.
About this time the captain had got
into trouble. He owed his landlord
and the village tradesmen in the neigh
borhood of $500, and the patience Of
his creditors was nearly exhausted,
when one day they received letter
from the captain in which he wrote
that he would satisfy their claims on
the following Monday, as legacy left
by a distant relative had been paid in
10 his account at the village bank.
On Saturday the captain came into
town, met his landlords son, chatted
pleasantly with the young man and in
,vited him to accompany him to the
lbank. He remained at the bank about
ten minutes, and came out at the end
of that time, buttoning into the breast
pocket of his coat fat-looking pocket
book. He then went straight home,
after making few purchases and bid
ding the young man good-day.
On Sunday morning the villagers
were startled by the announcement
made by the captains servant at the
police station that her master had been
murdered the night before and robbed.
The inspector and the whole available
police force of the village, consisting
of two policemen, set of for La Bolsa to
unearth the mystery.
On reaching the building the vim
dows and doors in front were closed
and locked. On going round to the
back the door leading from the sitting
room to the garden, which sloped down
to the river, was found to be open, and
on entering the sitting-room drops of
blood were seen along the carpet be-
tween the staircase and the garden
door. On the staircase itself the drops
Of blood were more frequent. The bed
room, however, was clearly the place
where the murder had been committed.
The table by the window had been
pushed out Of its place; the only two
chairs in the room were lying on the
door. The bed, which had not been
slept In. was deluged with blood, and
In the middle Of it was deep inden-
ton, as if heavy body had been
pressed down upon It. A large clasp
knife, stained with blood, was lying
on the pillow, and by the door on the
floor was an open pocket-book. So
much the inspector saw at glance %
he entered. He took the pocket-book
and looked carefully through it; it was
empty. but lying near it, and behind
the door, was piece Of neatly-folded
paper. It had evidently fallen from
the pocket-book while the murderer
was emptying the contents. It was q
half-sheet of note paper folded in
three. and written on it were the mum.
bers and value Of forty-two bank notes,
the total Of. which amounted to $3.50.
Here was clew at once. An officer
was Immediately dispatched to the vii
lage with the paper to inquire Of the
bank authorities whether those were
the numbers Of the notes which had
been paid to the captain tho day be.
fore. He also received orders to await
the arrival Of Capt. salegria, = well-
known and daring Mexican detective.
who was to arrive in the village q
noon that day to visit an old friend.
The bank identified the numbers ON the
paper - those Of the bank notes paid
the day before to the captain. The
money had been paid him BY the banl
In pursuance of an order contained in